
Your middle schooler is smart, capable, funny, and insightful . . . so why are they struggling with things that seem like they should be able to do? In this episode, Bridget answers a parent question about a seventh grader who is capable but has stopped trying in a certain class at school. Along the way, she explores a question most parents never think to ask: What is it costing this child to try? Because if effort would solve the problem, most middle schoolers would gladly put in the effort....
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Am I Too Sensitive? (it hurts when your middle schooler argues with everything you say)

“I Hate you!!” (exactly what to do when your middle schooler says something cruel)

Everything Is So Unfair! (what to do when your middle schooler puts your parenting on trial)

I Don't Like My Middle Schooler Right Now (and I feel terrible about it)
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